Tsukiji fish market holds final New Year auction

Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Friday held its final New Year auction, one of the city's most famous tourist attractions, before its relocation to a new site in October.A 405-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, fetched 36.45 million yen ($323,000), or 90,000 yen per kilogram. Another bluefin tuna from Oma, weighing 190 kg, fetched 30.4 million yen, or 160,000 yen per kilogram, the highest per-kg bidding price.As the Tsukuji market's facilities have become obsolete, the Tokyo metropolitan government plans to move it to the nearby Toyosu waterfront district. The market has been…READ FULL ARTICLE